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Truro

Cape & Islands · pop. 2,486

Truro is the quietest occupied land in Massachusetts: barely 2,500 people, national seashore on both sides, and Provincetown around the bend. Real solitude a two-hour drive from Boston.

Coastal QuietRural Retreat
Livability Index
52
/ 100
Ranks #158 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$1.03M
8.7× household income
Household income
$119k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
151 min
peak driving
Population
2,486
5-yr trend 52/100

How Truro scores

Schools
72
Safety
94
Walkability
14
Transit
5
Biking
22
Dining
30
Nightlife
15
Arts & Culture
38
Green Space
75
Diversity
18
Climate
62

Who lives in Truro

U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.

Median age
65
Foreign-born
0.1%
Bachelor's or higher
52.7%
Population
1,627
White99.9%

Schools in Truro

Truro School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Bottom 25%
15/100
ELA · 3-8
p28
34.4%
Math · 3-8
p22
31.3%
ELA · 10
p5
0%
Math · 10
p5
0%
Grad rate
Spend / pupil
$39.5k
Top 10% in MA
Teachers / 100
16.1
Top 10% in MA
Enrollment
91

Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.

The honest read

Best for
Writers, painters, and anyone who actively wants to live somewhere with almost nothing happening.
The tradeoff
Nearly no services, schools, or year-round community, and home prices still top $1M.

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